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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have never understood how Roku can put both ethernet and wifi in a $99 box, but all of these new players in the media box game can't (won't?) also put wifi in their own.  $69.99 for a wifi dongle?  Samsung tries the same thing with their $89.99 wifi dongle for their bluray players.  Come on folks, get with it and stop gouging.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 9:43AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Because Roku still makes money from you even after you have the box. Every time you rent a movie, they get a commission, which probably adds up to quite a bit. They don't need to make a profit on the product itself. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mjayhunt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can finally play Atari in HD. Super!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 9:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[How is this gonna let you play Atari in HD?  Its a simple media playback device that uses an HDD as the source, what drugs are you on,  and can I have some?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ProfessorKaos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 1:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Exactly. Just what I needed to completely fugly up my entertainment center. <br><br>Hey Seagate... the 80's called, and they said to tell you they think this thing is totally rad. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 2:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seagate fail (again). Definitely not the company they used to be.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[noccmonkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 9:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yep, definite fail.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kingbirdfivezero]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 9:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[It has ethernet, so can't you stream to it?  This post seems to show a photo of an actual device, and you claim to be "hands on" with it, but you have nothing useful to show us.  Where are the screenshots of the UI?  Why haven't you tried streaming high-def content to it?  Come on, you've got one, try it out and give us more details and photos!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 9:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's how you turn one, rather boring product into two articles, young grasshopper.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 3:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[According to this it appears the device shows HD content that you had loaded onto a hard drive and then attached to the device using USB. That seems useless to me when there are already things like media center to make the journey to a tv quicker and without the work. Copying content to a drive and then connecting the drive to a box that then connects to the tv sounds like more steps than needed. Also, why is there Ethernet if it doesn't stream? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Duke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 9:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[a VCR rewinder?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pontro!]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 9:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's exactly what I thought when I saw this. Kudos!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Not really hands on. You just posted a press release. I still have no clue what this does. Where are the UI screenshots?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:02AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[At $289 this is fail. <br>PS3/XBOX sell at the price and do a lot more.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vaseem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[The first one can only do everything.<br><br>;)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xValentine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[A better comparison would be WD's HDTV player which is $150]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ET]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[kanye: but i think cinema tube deserves this hands on for being the best media player of all time]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[trevor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[they need some faux wood on this and maybe i would buy it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grammar Delinquent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 10:43AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[That is some kinda retro and NOT in a good way.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 11:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually thats not bad $150 for what it does (its probably another Realtek) , but compared to all those other crappy/cheap Realtek players (Asus Oplay, Xtreamer, Cinematube, EVA2000 etc) with horrible user interfaces Seagate has an edge. It may not look as pretty as some other units but the UI matters more.<br><br>Theres a shot of the user interface in picture 7 on the box.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ZeroK2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 12:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm not sold on this, but I actually like the design. <br><br>The proof is in the UI and codec support, though, and that's where I'm expecting this to fall apart. <br><br>If somebody were to hack it and put XBMC on it, though, I'd be pretty damn sold. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Acheson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 1:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[according to their site it only supports up to 1080i, not p.  and with no support for mkv, I have to agree that this definitely falls way below any model popcorn hour sellls.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonyah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 1:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[That was their old model, this one has an HDMI port (you can see it in the pictures) and supports MKV.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Acheson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 1:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hey, Engadget! What does this thing look like from across the network?  Can I transfer files to it via Ethernet?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Acheson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 1:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Engadget, will you PLEASE learn to control the aperture on your camera and stop taking these blurry depth of field pictures!<br>They suck!  I'd prefer the whole gadget be in focus, rather than just 1 connector.<br><br>Please do it or I'll switch over to reading another gadget blog.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CityZen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 15th 2009 1:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[looks like a sweet player, good with more competition , but dont forget the the the new WD TV HD also . ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[daskino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 16th 2009 4:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[Engadget really dropped the ball on this one.  This thing looks as good as the new WDTV 2 that isn't even out yet.  Codec support is awesome:  ASF, AVI, DAT, DiVX, FLV, IFO, ISO, M2TS, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, MTS, RM, RMVB, SAMI, SMI, SRT, SUB, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, XVID.  Full 1080p, and supports NTFS.<br><br>If this thing makes the connected hard drives available over your local network I'm all over it considering it's $65 less than the cheaper popcorn hour.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chuckdafourth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 28th 2009 7:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Seagate launches FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, we go hands-on]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/seagate-launches-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-we-go-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[THIS is your hands-on??  Looks like you spent about 10 seconds looking at the exterior and came up with a few cursory thoughts on aesthetics.  If I want a piece of art, I'll go to Pottery Barn.  Please at least turn the thing on.<br><br>When are we going to get an actual review worth reading?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[micahy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 30th 2009 10:41PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
